Hand-planter.



E. CHRISTENSEN.

HAND PLANTBR.

APPLIGATION'FILBD JAN` 20, 1914.

1 1 20,598, Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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E. CHRISTENSBN.

`HAND PLANTER.

APPLICATION HLED JAN. 2o. 1914.

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HANn-PLANTER.

vApplication led January 20, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EGNER CHRISTENSEN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Montrose, in the county of Leeand State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements inHand-Planters, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to wheel mounted hand planters and it consists inthe novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a planter' of simple anddurable structure especially adapted to be used for planting smallquantities of seed in gardens or other patches and with the said objectin view the planter comprises a hopper mounted upon a supporting wheel.A handle is attached to the hopper and may be used for moving theplanter over the soil. A tube is journaled in the hopper and is providedin the vicinity of its lower end with a series ofA openings throughwhich the seed may pass from the hopper and deposit into soil. lVIeansis provided within the tube for increasing or diminishing the transversesectional area of the openings therethrough in order that the quantityof seed dropped may be regulated. A furrow opener is adjustably mountedat the lower end of the hopper and is provided with a. wing which isadapted to serve as a furrow closer. A star wheel is mounted at theupper end of the tube and above the top of the hopper and its points areadapted to be engaged by the spokes of the supporting wheel whereby thesaid tube is rotated as the planter is moved over the soil. y

In the accompanying drawing z-Figure 1 is a side elevation of theplanten Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsectional view of the planter.

Fig. l is a transverse sectional view of the` same. Fig. 5 is a detailedsectional view of a portion of the handle of the planter.

The planter comprises a hopper 1 which is in the general configurationor shape of a funnel but which is flattened so that said hopper isapproximately elliptical in transverse section. The hopper is providedat one side with a spindle 2 upon which is ournaled a ground orsupporting wheel 3. A lug 4 is attached to the hopper 1 and handle 5 isattached to the said lug. A pivot bolt 6 passes through the handle andlug and above the said bolt the handle is provided Specification ofLetters Patent.

serial No. 813,287.

with a transversely disposed slot 7 and a bolt 8 passes through the saidslot and the lug and serves as means for adjustably securingthe handle 5in position upon the lug Ll. It is obvious that by loosening the bolt 8the handle may be swung upon the pivot bolt 6with relation to the lug 4and when at a desired angle with relation to the said lug may be securedby tightening the bolt 8.

The hopper is provided at its lower end with an arcuate flange 9provided with a vertically disposed slot 10. A shoe 11 lits snuglyagainst the forward surface of the flange 9 and is provided with a bolt12 which passes through the slot 10. The shoe 11 is provided at itsfront portion with a wedgeshaped section 13 which is adapted to serve asa furrow opener. The shoe 11 is further provided at one side with acurved wing 14 which extends behind the flange 9 and which is adapted toserve as ay furrow closer.

A bracket 15 extends transversely across the upper portion of the hopper1 and a tube 16 is journaled at its upper end in the said bracket and atits lower end inthe lower end ofthe hopper 1. Thetube 16 is provided inthe vicinity` of` itsvlower end with a series of openings 17 and a starwheell 1S is fixed to the upper end of the tube 16 and lies above theupper edge of the hopper 1. The points of the wheel 18 project into thepath of movement of the spokes of the supporting 4wheel 2.

`A valve 19 is slidably mounted in the tube 16 and is adapted to movealong the openings 17 thereof. A rod 9.0 is connected atits lower endwith a valve 19 and the upper portion of the said rod projects above theupper end of the tube 16. A nut 21 is screw threaded upon the upper endportion of the rod 2O and is adapted to bear at its lower side againstthe upper end of the tube 16.

From the above description it will be seen that by turning the nut 21the rod 20 may be moved longitudinally through the tube 16 so that thevalve 19 may be moved over the openings 17 to a desired extent toincrease or diminish the transverse sectional area of the passage waythrough the said openings 17. The operator then uses the handle 5 andpushes the planter over the soil and in doing so the section 13 opens afurrow in the soil. As the wheel 3 rotates the spokes thereof encounterthe points of the star wheel 18 Patented Dec. 8, 19141.

and the'said star wheel is rotated by stages. As the wheel 18 turns thetube 16 is turned correspondingly and this rotating movement on the partof the said tube agitates the seed in the hopper 1 andY some of the seedwill flow through the opening 17 and deposit in lthe furrow which hasbeen opened in the soil by the section 13. Thev wing 14 which followsbehind the flange 9 will cast the soil back into the furrow and thus theseed which has been deposited 1in the furrow is covered with soil.Therefore it will be seen that a simple structure is provided which maybe easily and conveniently manipulated for planting small seed in smallquantities and the structural arrangement of the planter is such thatthe planter may be used to advantage in places where space is limited.

Having described the invention what is claimed is j 1. A plantercomprising a hopper, a spindle carried at the side of the hopper, afurrow opener carried at the lower end of the hopper, a wheel journaledupon the spindle, a tube journaled in the hopper and provided withopenings, a star wheel fixed to the tube and having its pointsprojecting into the path of movement of the spokes of the supportingwheel and a handle connected with the hopper.

2. A planter comprising a hopper, a Spindle carried at the side of thehopper, a supporting wheel journaled upon the spindle, a furrow openercarried at the lower end of the hopper, a furrow closer located at thelower end of the hopper, a tube journaled in the hopper and providedwith seed openings, a star wheel fixed to the tube and having its pointsprojectinginto the pathof the spokes of the supporting wheel and ahandlecony nected with the hopper.

3; A planter' comprising a hopper, a wheelv journaled to the hopper, ahandle attached to the hopper, a shoe adjustably connected l with thehopper and having a 'furrow opener and furrow closer, a tube journaledinthe hopper and provided with seed openings, a star wheel Xed tothetube and having its points projecting into the path of movement of thespokes of the supporting wheel.

4. A planter comprising a hopper, a supporting wheel journaled to thehopper, a handle attached to the hopper, a flange provided at the lowerend of the hopper, said flange having a vertically disposed slot, a shoemounted upon the Harige, a bolt passing through the slot and the shoe,the shoe having at its forward portion a furrow opener and beingprovided at its side with a furrow opener which extends behind the saidflange, a tube journaled in the hopper and provided with seed openings,and a star wheel fixed to the upper end of the tube and having itspoints projecting into the pathof movement of the spokes of thesupporting wheel.

5. A planter comprising a hopper, a wheel j ournaled to the hopper, ahandle connected to the hopper, a furrow opener carried at the lower endof the hopper, a furrow closer carried at the lower end of the hopper, atube journaled in the hopper and provided in the vicinity of its lowerend with seed openings, a star wheel fixed to the tube and having itspoints projecting into the path of movement of the spokes of thesupporting wheel, a valve located in the tube and arranged to moveacross the openings therein andk means for moving the valve.

6. In a planter ofk the class described a hopper, a wheel journaled tothe hopper, a tube journaled in the hopper and provided with openings, avalve slidably arranged in the tube and adapted to move across theopening, a star wheel fixed to the tube-and having its points projectinginto the path of movement of the spokes of the first mentioned wheel, arod connected to the valve and a nut screw threaded upon the Arod Aandbearing against the end of the tube.

In testimony whereof I'afIiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.p

EGNER CHRISTENSEN.

Witnesses: i

T. D.' SPRoT'r, E. H. SINGER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner yof Patents,

Washington, D. C.

